ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

The ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH October 2018 Annunciator Inside this issue: Father Michael A. Kouremetis Greek Message Calendar Donations Parish News President s Corner Philoptochos News Youth News Church Services Sunday Orthros 8:30am Divine Liturgy 9:45am Weekdays Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am 8:30 9:45 9:00 10:00

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Reverend Protopresbyter Michael A. Kouremetis George Stavropoulos, Chanter Heidi Mason, Choir Director Ona Calogrias, Organist PARISH COUNCIL Executive Board Nicholas Babanikas, President George Panagoulopoulos, 1st Vice President Administration William Alexopoulos, 2nd Vice President Maintenance Joanna Stellakis, Secretary Stephanie Calogrias, Treasurer Gianna Tiliakos, Assistant Treasurer Members of the Board Konstantina Boutas Dino Constantinou Ted Ntakoulas Nick Palantzas Leon Papadopoulos Stephen Passias Ilias Potsis Themi Stamboulidis Adamandios Zouroulidis PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY Executive Board Liz Karolemeas, President Despina Papadopoulos, Vice President Tulla Giannaros, 2nd Vice President Ethel Savas, Recording Secretary Stella Coutsoumbas Beal, Corresponding Secretary Aliki Sarantopoulos, Treasurer Eleni Stamboulidis, Assistant Treasurer Pegi Cuilla, Advisor Members of the Board Erlinda Anthony Georgia Babanikas Haido Barbas Tina Boutas Anna Manos Chris Potsis Lori Stasiewski Fr. Michael Kouremetis Liz Karolemeas EMAILS FrMichael@annunciationbrockton.org Cell phone: 617.717.4409 office@annunciationbrockton.org OTHER MINISTRIES Sunday School Julia Constantinou Phyllis Westcott Greek School Ioanna Andreopoulou Tina Boutas GOYA Jon Buterbaugh Stefania Calogrias Gianna Tiliakos JOY & HOPE Barbara Mantalos Gianna Tiliakos OPA! Group Pegi Ciulla Koliva Ladies Philoptochos Coffee Hour Georgia Babanikas Tina Boutas Shut-In Visitations Ladies Philoptochos Basketball Stephen Passias Dance Group Jon & Penny Buterbaugh Oratorical Festival Rhoda Economos Bookstore Pegi Ciulla Linda Sakelaris Poole Stephen Savas Joanna Stellakis Webmaster George Theodossiou helpdesk@annunciationbrockton.org

Beloved in Christ, FROM FATHER MICHAEL I pray that you are well, and may our Lord and Savior continue to Bless you. Before I offer my monthly message, I would like to personally express my appreciation to everyone who made our Annual Greek Festival a great success! The commitment, love and hard work before, during and after the Festival shows your individual and cohesive love for your Orthodox Faith, our Hellenic Heritage and for the glorious history of the faithful Orthodox Christians of Brockton and the surrounding area. I was stopped by many of our visitors that asked me to express their appreciation to all of you for your Φιλότιμο and Φιλοξενία! Two beautiful attributes that comes from the heart of each and every Steward of our parish. I again thank you all and please know that you have my love, appreciation and Blessings. In His Service, +Father Michael The Holy Evangelist Luke was born and raised in Syria. He was a physician educated in the Greek medical arts and he also accompanied Saint Paul on several of his journeys. Upon hearing about Christ, Luke went to Palestine and accepted the Word of salvation from Christ. As one of the Seventy Apostles, Saint Luke was sent out by the Lord, with the others, to preach the Kingdom of Heaven even before the Lord s crucifixion. After the His Holy Resurrection, the Lord appeared to Saints Luke and Cleopas on the road to Emmaus. Holy Tradition credits Saint Luke with painting the first icons of the Theotokos; Let the grace of Him Who was born of Me and My mercy be with these Icons, said the Holy Mother after seeing the icons. Saint Luke also painted icons of Saints Peter and Paul. The Gospel of Saint Luke was written in the years 62-63 at Rome, under the guidance of Saint Paul. In the early verses Saint Luke specifically sets forth the purpose of the Gospel. He records, in chronological order, everything known about Jesus and His teachings which was told to him by the early Christians. By doing this, he provided a historical basis for Christian teaching. He carefully examines the facts and records of the oral tradition of the Church through discussions with the Holy Theotokos Herself. Saint Luke also wrote the Acts of the Holy Apostles at Rome during this same period which is a continuation of the four Gospels. The Book speaks about the works and the fruits of the Holy Apostles after the Ascension of the Savior. He records the narrative is the Council of the Holy Apostles at Jerusalem in the year 51. This Council resulted in the separation of Christianity from Judaism and its independent dissemination into the world (Acts 15:6-29). The holy relics of Saint Luke were taken from Constantinople and brought to Padua, Italy during the time of the Crusades. In 1992, Metropolitan Hieronymos of Thebes requested from the Roman Catholic Bishop in Thebes a portion of Saint Luke s relics for the Saint s empty sepulcher in the Orthodox Cathedral in Thebes. Bishop Mattiazzo, the Roman Catholic prelate of Thebes, sent a rib from Saints Luke s relics to the Metropolitan to be venerated in Saint Luke s original tomb. May the Holy Evangelist pray for us.

GREEK MESSAGE Απλα και Ορθοδοξα Ο άγιος μεγαλομάρτυρας Δημήτριος γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη περί το 280-284 μ.χ. και έζησε κατά τους χρόνους του αυτοκράτορα Διοκλητιανού και του τετράρχη Γαλερίου Μαξιμιανού (284-305 μ.χ), εποχή κατά την οποία έγινε φοβερός διωγμός κατά των χριστιανών. Ο Δημήτριος ήταν γόνος άριστό- κρατικής και ευσεβούς οικογένειας στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Σύντομα ανελίχθηκε στις βαθμίδες του ρωμαϊκού στρατού με αποτέλεσμα σε ηλικία 22 ετών να φέρει το βαθμό του χιλιάρχου. Ανεδείχθη δούκας της πόλης και στρατηγός όλης της Θεσσαλίας. Ως αξιωματικός του ρωμαϊκού στρατού κάτω από τη διοίκηση του Τετράρχη Γαλερίου Μαξιμιανού, όταν αυτοκράτορας ήταν ο Διοκλητιανός, έγινε χριστιανός. Μάλιστα είχε ιδρύσει κύκλο νέων προς μελέτη της Αγίας Γραφής. Ο Δημήτριος αγνόησε το διάταγμα του αυτοκράτορα Διοκλητιανού «περί αρνήσεως του χριστιανισμού» και συνέχισε να κηρύσσει τον ευαγγελικό λόγο, οδηγώντας στην πίστη πολλούς ειδωλολάτρες. Όταν ο Μαξιμιανός έμαθε για την χριστιανική δράση του Δημητρίου διέταξε να συλληφθεί στη Χαλκευτική Στοά, όπου δίδασκε, και να οδηγηθεί μπροστά του. Ο Δημήτριος δεν δίστασε να ομολογήσει τη χριστιανική του πίστη, παρ όλο που γνώριζε τα φρικτά βασανιστήρια στα οποία υποβάλλονταν οι χριστιανοί. Αρχικά φυλακίστηκε σε ένα τόπο ακάθαρτο, σ' ένα παλαιό λουτρό, όπου παρέμεινε στερημένος τη συναναστροφή των ανθρώπων, αλλά παρηγορούμενος από τον Θεό. Εκείνο τον καιρό διεξάγονταν αθλητικοί αγώνες στη Θεσσαλονίκη προς τιμήν του Ρωμαίου έπαρχου της Θεσσαλονίκης Γαλερίου Μαξιμιανού. Ένας από τους συμμετέχοντες, άνθρωπος του Μαξιμιανού, που ονομάζονταν Λυαίος, κόμπαζε πως ήταν ανίκητος και παράλληλα χλεύαζε τους χριστιανούς καλώντας τους να αναμετρηθούν μαζί του. Σύμφωνα με την παράδοση, ένας νεαρός στρατιώτης και κρυφός μαθητής του Δημητρίου, που ονομάζονταν Νέστωρας, επισκέφθηκε τον Δημήτριο στη φυλακή και του ζήτησε να προσευχηθεί για να τον βοηθήσει ο Κύριος μας να αντιμετωπίσει τον Λυαίο. Ο άγιος προσευχήθηκε και του είπε: «Ύπαγε και τον Λυαίο θα νικήσεις και υπέρ Χριστού θα μαρτυρήσεις». Η προφητική αυτή φράση του Αγίου επαληθεύτηκε γρήγορα και απόλυτα! Ο Νέστωρας παρουσιάστηκε στο στάδιο και ζήτησε να αναμετρηθεί με τον φοβερό Λυαίο. Μάταια προσπάθησαν να τον μεταπείσουν. Όταν ο τετράρχης είδε πως δεν άκουγε τίποτε και κανέναν, τον άφησε να αντιμετωπίσει τον γιγαντόσωμο Λυαίο. Ρίχνει το φτωχικό μανδύα του ο Νέστωρ και φωνάζει προς τον ουρανό: «Ο Θεὸς Δημητρίου, Βοήθιε μοι!» Όρμησε τότε με θάρρος πάνω στο γίγαντα. Για λίγο, οι αναπνοές των θεατών σταμάτησαν. Κι ύστερα είδαν όλοι τον ανίκητο ως τώρα Λυαίο, να κείτεται νεκρός μέσα στο στάδιο. Οι ειδωλολάτρες κυριολεκτικά εφρύαξαν. Και πιο πολὺ απ' όλους, ο Μαξιμιανός, που θεώρησε υπεύθυνο τον Δημήτριο και διέταξε να θανατωθούν και οι δύο αμέσως. Ο Νέστωρας αποκεφαλίστηκε έξω από τη λεγόμενη Χρυσή Πύλη. Είναι και αυτός Άγιος της Εκκλησίας μας και η μνήμη του τιμάται την 27η Οκτωβρίου, δηλαδή την επομένη της εορτής του Αγίου Δημητρίου. Ο Δημήτριος, που βρίσκονταν ακόμα στο λουτρό φυλακισμένος, μόλις είδε τους στρατιώτες να έρχονται σήκωσε το δεξί του χέρι και οι στρατιώτες τον λόγχευσαν στην πλευρά, και ύστερα σε όλο του το σώμα. Έτσι τελειώθηκε ο άγιος Δημήτριος δεχόμενος το μαρτυρικό στεφάνι. Οι συγγραφείς εγκωμίων του Αγίου Δημητρίου, Ευστάθιος Θεσσαλονίκης, Γρηγόριος ο Παλαμάς και Δημήτριος Χρυσολωράς, αναφέρουν ότι το σώμα του Αγίου ετάφη κρυφά στον τόπο του μαρτυρίου, από ευλαβείς χριστιανούς. Κάποιος μάλιστα φίλος του Αγίου που ονομάζονταν Λούπος, και ήταν παρόν την ώρα του μαρτυρίου, όταν έφυγαν οι στρατιώτες, πήγε γρήγορα και έβγαλε το δαχτυλίδι και το πανωφόρι του Αγίου και τα έβαψε στο αίμα του. Με αυτά ενεργούσε πολλά θαύματα. Ο Μαξιμιανός μόλις έμαθε αυτά έστειλε στρατιώτες και τον αποκεφάλισαν σε κάποιον τόπο ονομαζόμενο Τριβουνάλιο. Εν τω μεταξύ, ο τάφος του Αγίου Δημητρίου μετεβλήθη σε βαθύ φρέαρ που ανέβλυζε μύρο, εξ ου και η προσωνυμία του Μυροβλυτών. Με την ανάδοση του μύρου συνδυάζονται τα θαύματα του Αγίου Δημητρίου που, όπως αναφέρουν οι συναξαριστές του, συνέδεσε άρρηκτα το όνομα του με την γενέτειρά του Θεσσαλονίκη, της οποίας υπήρξε «ο μόνος ακριβής φρουρός», «φύλαξ άυπνος», «πύργος απόρθητος», αλλά και «παντοίων, ιατρός, νοσημάτων». Σε ημέρες δοκιμασίας, όπως επιδρομές των Σαρακηνών, Σλάβων, Αβάρων, Αράβων κ.α., οι Θεσσαλονικείς τον ήθελαν να αγωνίζεται μαζί τους και να νικά. Η πόλη της Θεσσαλονίκης απελευθερώθηκε από τον ελληνικό στρατό ανήμερα της εορτής του, την 26η Οκτωβρίου 1912, και για τον λόγο αυτό η εορτή του είναι τόσο θρησκευτική, όσο και εθνική. Ο Δημήτριος αποτελεί έναν από τους Μεγαλομάρτυρες της Χριστιανοσύνης και είναι πολιούχος της Θεσσαλονίκης, όπου βρίσκεται ο ομώνυμος Ναός πάνω από τον τάφο του. Τον 5ο αιώνα εκτίσθη η πρώτη και μεγαλοπρεπής εκκλησία του Αγίου Δημητρίου, ένα από τα ωραιότερα μνημεία της ελληνικής ανατολής, όμως κάηκε τον 7ο αιώνα. Διακόσια χρόνια αργότερα ξανακτίστηκε και μετά την κατάληψη της πόλης από τους Μωαμεθανούς μετετράπη σε τζαμί, που αποκαταστάθηκε μετά την απελευθέρωση. Δυστυχώς, κατά την μεγάλη πυρκαγιά στην Θεσσαλονίκη την 5η Αυγούστου του 1917, ο Ναός έγινε παρανάλωμα του πυρός και ανοικοδομήθηκε το 1928 από τον αρχιτέκτονα Αριστοτέλη Ζάχο. Ο Αγιος εορτάζει στις 26 Οκτωβρίου. Και όπως αναφέρει ο καθηγητής Π. Πάσχος «Σε κάθε χωριό και κάθε πολιτεία, όπου υπάρχει εκκλησία αφιερωμένη στο μεγαλομάρτυρα Δημήτριο, γίνονται τελετές και πανηγύρια, με πολλούς ευσεβείς πιστούς, που έρχονται να τιμήσουν τον Άγιο. Μα στην έμορφη πόλη του αγίου Δημητρίου, πανηγυρίζεται η μνήμη του με την πιο επιβλητική μεγαλοπρέπεια, γιατί είναι η πατρίδα όπου γεννήθηκε κι όπου μαρτύρησε, κι όπου άπειρα θαύματα έκαμε, και την έσωσε τόσες φορὲς από φανερούς κινδύνους. Μαζεύονται λοιπὸν σήμερα στη Θεσσαλονίκη, από τα πέρατα της Ορθοδοξίας ευλαβείς προσκυνηταί, να τιμήσουν τη μνήμη του και ν' αγιαστούν από τα μύρα του αγίου τάφου του τα ιαματικά.

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DONATIONS DONATIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 MEMORIALS Spiros Anifantis $50 Sadie Margos $200 Alexa Tsokanis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Deftos $50 James Ginis Mrs. Evlambia Ginis $100 James Manos The Manos/Philipoppoulos Family $50 Areti Potsis Mr. and Mrs. Ilias Potsis $300 OTHER Anonymous $100 FLORAL DONATIONS Mrs. Eftyhia Kalivas Saint Demetrios Icon MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT DONATIONS YTD SEPTEMBER 15th, 2018 Mr. and Mrs. William Alexopoulos $500 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Babanikas $600 Mrs. Stella Bulgaris $50 Dr. and Mrs. Dino Constantinou $100 Mr. and Mrs. Sotirios Costarellos $500 Mr. George Costas $50 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huser $500 Mr. John Juris $100 Nikoletta & Maria Kallis $100 Ms. Evangeline J. Liapis $100 The Lingos Foundation $25,000 Mr. and Mrs. Ilias Potsis $200 Ms. Nickie Savalis $200 The Terzakis Family $100 Mr. & Mrs. Sakellarios Vallas, $300 Mr. Irakli Savas $1,000 Mr. and Mrs. Zacchary Verros $100 2018/2019 Floral Needs Following is a list for the decoration of icons on all major feast days of Christ and the Theotokos. This is a blessed way to participate in these major feasts of the Church for the health and well-being of your families, or in blessed memory of a loved one. To sponsor the decoration of one or more of these festal icons, please call the office directly during the week. Note additional feast days have been added for 2018. 2018 Nov. 25th Saint Katherine $60 Nov. 30th Saint Andrew $60 2019 Jan. 6th Holy Theophany $75 Jan. 7th Saint John $60 Jan. 18th Saint Athanasios Feb. 2nd The Presentation of Our Lord $75 Mar. 25th Annunciation TBD Apr. 29th Saint George $60 June 6th Ascension $60 June 16th Pentecost $60 Aug. 6th Transfiguration $60 Aug. 15th Dormition of Theotokos TBD Nov.8th Arch Angels Michael & Gabriel $60 Nov. 21st Entrance of the Theotokos $75 Nov. 30th Saint Andrew $60 *FESTIVAL DONATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER S BULLETIN*

PARISH NEWS The Tree of Life Celebrating 100 YEARS 1916-2016 And Beyond continues to grow. There are additional leaves and 2 rocks available. Your donation and gift to our parish will not only ensure that names will exist in perpetuity within the lifetime of our parish, but also carry special meaning by either memorializing someone special to you, or simply as a gift of love that helps your church continue to grow and prosper for years to come. All donations help reduce the church expenses. The Tree of Life serves as a permanent visual marker of our success. It is a living tribute to all generations of our parish-past, present and future. Please consider supporting this worthy project by submitting the required form. Contact the church office for more information or questions. Fall General Assembly 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, November 11th Parish Council Elections Election of Officers and Oath of Office Sunday School Christmas Pageant New Year s Eve Celebration Sunday, December 9th Sunday, December 16th Sunday, December 23rd Monday, December 31st SACRAMENTS Aug. 12th Aug. 25th BAPTISMS James, son of Alfred & Diane Melberg Sponsor: Ragen Tiliakos Isabel & Marinez daughters of Valentno & Christine Tramontano Sponsor: Milton Kallianidis Aug. 28th Aug. 29th Sept. 11th July 28th FUNERALS Sadie Margos Spiridon Anifantis Penelope Doukas May their memory be eternal WEDDINGS Nikolas Psikarakis and Georgia Tsakopiakos (in Greece) Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Zaharia Menagias

2018 STEWARDS YTD SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 Aftosmes, Mrs. Anastasia Aftosmes, Mr. Steven Aftosmes, Mrs. Thalia Alexis, Mr. & Mrs. George Alexopoulos, Mrs. Georgia Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. William Aloupis, Mr. George Anastos, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Anifantis, Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Anifantis-Ibrahim, Mrs. Stamatia Anthony, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Antoniou, Mrs. Irene Antoniou, Mrs. Sia Antonopoulos, Mr. Vaios Aponte, Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Argyropoulos, Mrs. Bessie Babanikas, Mrs. Ekaterina Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Nick Badavas, Mr. Sotirios Bandis, Mr. Michael Barrus, Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Bartorelli, Mrs. Bessie Batsinelas, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Besarik, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Bloumbas, Mr. George Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Bokas, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bosco, Ms. Erin Boufides, Mr. & Mrs. Nick Boutas, Mrs. Fotine Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Bulgaris, Mrs. Stella Buterbaugh, Mr. & Mrs. Jon Buterbaugh, Mrs. Niki Coderre, Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand Calogrias, Dr. Diana Calogrias, Mr. & Mrs. Tony Campbell, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cariofiles, Mrs. Demetra Cariofiles, Mr. & Mrs. Nick Carpenaros, Mr. Philip Castle, Mrs. Cleo Cleary, Mrs. Elizabeth Colarusso, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Chris Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Dino Costarellos, Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios Costas, Mr. & Mrs. George Cotter, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Coutsoumbos, Mr. & Mrs. Chris Covett, Mrs. Helen Covett, Miss Katherine Covett, Dr. Robert Critikos, Ms. Athena Cuilla, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dalkouras, Mrs. Cleo DeBaggis, Mr. & Mrs. Romolo Deeb, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Deligeorges, Mr. & Mrs. George Demetriades, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Demos, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dinopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John Dosis, Mr. & Mrs. Christos Economos, Miss Irene Economos, Miss Rhoda El-Ghadi, Mr. & Mrs. Moftah Ellard, Ms. Anastasia Ferguson, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Fisher, Ms. Jean Fitopoulos, Mr. Theodore Fletcher, Mrs. Diane Frangakis, Ms. Artemida Gagne, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Georgantas, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Georgeakakis, Ms. Tina George, Mrs. Diana Georgeou, Mrs. Phyllis Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ari Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Giannaros, Mrs. Tulla Giannakoulis, Mrs. Pat Giannouloudis, Mr. Tom Gifford, Mr. & Mrs. William Gioulis, Mr. & Mrs. Nondas Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitris Ginis, Mrs. Evlambia Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. William Golas, Mrs. Vasiliki Grantsis, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Gravel, Ms. Elaine Habib, Mrs. Violet Hanley, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hasouris, Mrs. Alexandra Hasouris, Mr. Philip Hatzinikolaou, Mr. & Mrs. Alex Hatzis, Mrs. Ann Holevas, Mrs. Helen Howard, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Iosifidis, Mr. & Mrs. Antonios Jaramillo, Mr. Serafim Jaramillo, Mr. Sergio Jaramillo, Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Joseph, Mrs. Louise Joyce, Mrs. Katherine Juris, Mr. John Kalatizidis, Mr. & Mrs. Anestis Kalaitzidis, Mrs. Nitsa Kalivas, Mrs. Eftyhia Kallianidis, Mr. Milton Kallis, Mrs. Nikoletta Kampanelas, Ms. Paris Kanellopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Karaliolios, Mr. & Mrs. Athanasios Karavites, Mr. Peter Kazis, Mrs. Penny Kearns, Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kolokotronis, Mrs. Vasiliki Konstatilakis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Korbas, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kotopoulos, Mr. Antonios Kotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. William Kotsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kouremetis, Fr. Michael A. & Presv. Cyndy Koutsoumbos, Ms. Sophie Kyranos & Mr. & Mrs. Christos Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. George Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. John Landerholm, Mrs. Stephanie Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Lambrakis, Mrs. Sofia Lapsley, Ms. Sofia Liapis, Ms. Evangeline J. Liolios, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lingos-Huser, Mr. Henry & Mrs. Thalia Lingos-Webb, Drs. Andrew & Tania Livanis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lucas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Lymberopoulos, Mrs. Eleni Malone, Mrs. Katernia Maranian, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Manos, Mr. & Mrs. Sarantos

Mantalos, Miss Victoria Marathas, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Margaritis, Mr. & Mrs. Timoleon Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. James P Mihos, Mrs. Marlene Mihos, Mr. Peter J. Mitchell, Dr. George Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Morosas, Mr. Christopher Nanos, Mr. & Mrs. Odesseas Nenopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John Nickandros, Mr. & Mrs. George Nicholaides, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nikolakakos, Mrs. Despina Nikolaou, Mr. James Nikopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Charalampos Ntagkinis, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Ntakoulas, Mr. & Mrs. Ted Odierno, Mr. & Mrs. Randy Orphanos, Mr. & Mrs. John Palantzas, Mrs. Vasiliki Paliaglou, Mr. & Mrs. Iordanis Panagoulopoulos, Mr. George Panico, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Papadogianakis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Papadopoulos, Dr. Andrea Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Leon Papadopoulos, Ms. Maria Papadopoulos, Mrs. Panagiota Papadopoulos, Mrs. Paraskevi Papadopoulos, Mr. Tom Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Papakonstantinou, Mr. Konstantine Papas, Mr. Matthew Papigiotis, Ms. Alexandra Pappas, Mrs. Pauline Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolas Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Perdikis, Mrs. Liberty Petropoulos, Mr. Alkie Petropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George Petropoulos, Mrs. Georgia Phillips, Mrs. Demetria Pishkin, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Potsis, Mr. George Potsis, Mr. George 2018 STEWARDS YTD SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Poulimenis, Mrs. Argyro Pouliopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Psikarakis, Mr. Nikolas Psilekaris, Ms. Theodora Psilekaris, Mr. Tom Psychos, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Sakellaris Poole, Mrs. Linda Sarantopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Sarantou, Mr. Nikolaos Sarras, Mr. Nicholas Savalis, Mrs. Nickie Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Savas, Mr. Irakli Scapatticci, Dr. & Mrs. ALbert Sedell, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Sever, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Siamantours, Ms. Ann Sideropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Siempos, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Siogros, Mr. Steve Skenas, Ms. Jeannette Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Elias Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Yianni Spyropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George Stamboulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Themi Stavropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George Stellakis, Ms. Joanna Sullivan, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Syrniotis, Mr. Sam Syrniotis, Ms. Vicky Targontsidis, Mrs. Nicholas Targontsidis Jain, Mrs. Sonia Tasho, Mrs. Georgia Terzakis, Mr. & Mrs. George Terzakis, Mrs. Sophia Theodossiou, Mr. George Theofilou, Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios Theofilou, Mrs. Maria Theos, Mr. & Mrs. William Thompson, Ms. Betsy Thompson, Miss Eleni Thompson, Mrs. Jane Tiliakos, Mrs. Gianna Tiliakos, Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Tiliakos, Mr. Orestis Tramontano, Mr. & Mrs. Val Tsarhas, Mrs. Ourania Tsarhopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tsilis, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Tsionis, Mr. & Mrs. Philip Tsionis, Ms. Stacy Tsitsopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George Tsokanis, Ms. Alexa Tsokanis, Mr. Peter Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Antonios Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Sakellarios Velissaris, Mrs. Dimitrios Velissaris, Mr. & Mrs. George Venuto, Mr. & Mrs. James Vintzileos, Mr. & Mrs. James Weinberg, Ms. Merri Westcott, Mr. & Mrs. David Whowell Family Yaitanes, Ms. Ann Yiankos, Mrs. Elizabeth Yiotopoulos, Mr. Steven Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. George Zaros, Mr. James Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Adamandios Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos

PRESIDENT S CORNER Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Father Michael and the Parish Council, I would like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to all the volunteers, donors and supporters of this year's food festival. As a result of your dedicated and tireless efforts working side by side in Christian fellowship over a 4 day period, our church experienced the most successful food festival both in revenue and enjoyment. Though our festival was only open for four days to the public, many of our volunteers worked for weeks and even months in advance to make it a huge success. I'm sure you will agree with me that it is gratifying to see so many people give their time, talent and treasure for the benefit of our parish. A heartfelt THANK YOU for a job well done goes out to all the men, women and children of our parish, who dedicated countless hours organizing, preparing, and working our festival. Those of you that were able to be part of this enormous undertaking are to be commended for your zealous efforts and thoughtful donations. You are truly the catalyst and the backbone that led to our festival s best results to date. As you may know, the revenues raised in these four(4) days represents approximately 1/4 of our church s yearly income. I d also like to extend a special thank you to Master Rappold, of Personal Best Karate, the wonderful teen group from PBK which includes my nephew Michael Babanikas, who spearheaded this group to come to our church and volunteer some of their time for our food festival. They assisted us with some pre festival set up, but most importantly, with all of the post festival break down of tables and chairs. We are truly appreciative to Master Rappold, and the entire teen group from Personal Best Karate, for their most impressive and invaluable display of community service. In past bulletins, I have talked about numerous projects undertaken at our church throughout the year. On behalf of Fr. Michael, the Parish Council, and the entire Parish membership, I would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the Lingos foundation for their continued support and philanthropy. Thalia, Tasha, Tania, and Tamara, daughters of our late beloved fellow parishioners John and Sonia Lingos, recently made a $25,000.00 donation towards the cost of the ceiling repairs and painting of the church proper as well as for the newly installed surveillance camera system. I am pleased to inform you that both of these projects were able to be paid for in their entirety at no cost to the church thanks to the collective generosity of the Lingos foundation and all of the stewards that supported and donated to these 2 projects. I am certain that as stewards of our parish, we all take pride in these most recent improvements which in turn will provide a long-term benefit to all of us as a community. In the past, the parish council and I have reached out to you, our family of 350 Stewards for your continued support. Thanks to your ongoing generosity and support all of the projects undertaken over the past 3 years, our church where we come together to worship and receive our Lord s blessing has been upgraded and beautified without having to incur any debt. The parish council and I, thank you for the trust you have put in us as we completed these various projects. I am hopeful you will agree that throughout the year(s), together we have been making positive strides in enhancing our church s appearance and at the same time preserving and strengthening the bond among all our parishioners. Important upcoming date that we look forward to seeing everyone attend : Sunday, November 11, 2018 Fall General Assembly The Parish Council will be providing a complimentary appreciation luncheon where we can all come together in Christian fellowship and enjoy each other's company as we discuss the State of the Church. In order for the Parish Council to properly prepare for this luncheon at the fall general assembly, we ask that you kindly call the Church Office to reserve your seat no later than Monday, November 5, 2018. " Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. ~ Henry Ford ~ Respectfully yours, Nicholas H. Babanikas Parish Council President November 6th PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS October 9th December 11th

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS Dear Sisters, I would like to welcome everyone back to the Ecclesiastical Year. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer. Thank you to all of the hardworking volunteers who have been busy baking in the kitchen getting us ready for the upcoming Festival. This year the board decided to sponsor 10 Veterans a day at the upcoming festival by taking care of their meals. Look for the special table that will be reserved for our Veterans and stop by and introduce yourselves. In the coming months, the Board looks forward to fulfilling the mission of Philoptochos with your help and support. Please take a look at the calendar for our upcoming events. Hopefully you can join us at our first meeting on Tuesday, October 2 nd which is a potluck and bring a friend. We welcome new members and encourage everyone s participation. October 2nd October 21st November 6th December TBD December 31st January 6th February 5th March 5th April 2nd April 21st April 25th May 7th May 18th & 19th June TBD Philoptochos 2017-2018 Calendar Potluck Dinner Meeting 6:00 pm AGAPE Awards Tea 2:00 pm General Meeting 6:00 pm Christmas Party New Year s Eve Dance Vasilopita Potluck Dinner Meeting 6:00 pm General Meeting 7:00 pm General Meeting 7:00 pm Palm Sunday Bake Sale Egg dyeing General Meeting 7:00pm Mini Food Festival End of Year Outing PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BOARD MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE DAY OF A GENERAL MEETING AT 5:30 PM Sincerely, Liz Karolemeas Philoptochos President DON T FOREGET TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2018 KOLIVA AGAPE AWARDS TEA Please join us on Sunday, October 21st at St. Spyridon Church, Worcester, MA from 2:00-5:00 pm as we honor our chapter nominee, Rhoda Economos. The Award stands for All Generations Accomplishing Philanthropic Endeavors. The women being honored are an inspiration, giving of their time and talent to help those most in need and going above and beyond in their humanitarian endeavors. Tickets are $25 a piece. Please contact Liz Karolemeas at 508-559-0910 by October 10th. If you are planning a memorial service and would like to order koliva please call the church office. We would appreciate one weeks notice in advance of the memorial service to prepare the koliva. The cost is $100 and checks should be made payable to the Ladies Philoptochos Society.

YOUTH NEWS GOYA News Our Next Meeting is October 14th We will be having meetings every second Sunday of the month. Please try your best to attend! The first GOYA meeting went very smoothly, everyone is so glad to see a large group of our youth to be excited in this amazing organization. This year is off to a very promising start! These next couple months for GOYA we are planning to go food shopping at Market Basket and bring all the foods to the Mainspring house. This will be our first quarter community service project. We hope to see you all participate, and get excited to do some amazing things that help out the people around us, creating a better community. As the month of October gets closer we are going to start preparing for the Harvest Party. For those of you who don t know what the Harvest Party is it is a youth get together. There will be games like musical chairs, mummy rolling, and bean bag toss. This is a perfect time to show all those future GOYANs what it is like to be apart of a community. This will be taking place the last Friday in October, the 26th. However we will need our food, game, music and decoration communities to step up and help this Party run smoothly. If a GOYAN has not signed up for a committee yet go see Eleni (the President) to sign up. We will be meeting up the night before, Thursday the 25th, to set up the decorations and do a last check to make sure we have everything we need. We look forward to a great year of GOYA!

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